It's not so easy to be all philosophical about vax reactions when it has happened in your family. My cousin was left mentally and physically disabled to the point she could not physically care for herself and wasn't even expected to reach adulthood. She did, but she died at 22 barely able to communicate and unable to feed herself still as a result of vax reaction.

Yes, and i have a friend who died of measles. You are living your reality, i am living mine. There is certainly room for both viewpoints in this world.

Haven't read all the replies...but I always answer that question with - "which vaccines do you think confer the possibility of herd immunity?" If they can't answer it, I tell them I'm not even willing to discuss it with them since they are completely uninformed. Please come back when you have a clue. If they give a wrong answer I correct them and follow up with "my DD is not a sheep dog, it's not her job to protect the herd"

Victim of Birth Rape & Coerced Unnecesarean What makes people think they can cut up someone else's genitals?

Yes, and i have a friend who died of measles. You are living your reality, i am living mine. There is certainly room for both viewpoints in this world.

I must have misread, I thought it was meningitis. Although my reality includes my own experience with as a cancer survivor. I had chemo also, and my child was and is unvaxed. I was also advised to stay away from the recently vaxed when I had cancer. As I posted before, as a person that has been immunecompromised, no one owes me a vax. Don't vax on my account.

I vax for MY OWN reasons, and conscience, as i have stated. I am not on a personal crusade to save those on chemo from measles, i don't expect gratitude, i don't think vaxing for social reasons makes me a "better" person. No-one IRL would even know about my friend, i don't talk about it unless specifically asked. And i know that if everyone vaccinated the chance of the diseases mutating into deadly new strains would happen much faster, so i actually think it's pretty valuable to have folks who choose a different path to mine. I have stated repeatedly on this thread that i believe that everyone's opinion and decision is valid. I am not against you. I support your right, WHATEVER your reasons, to not vaccinate your child.